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![Horns are played by students at last year's Blue & White Weekend tailgate party.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-09/Homecoming%20pic2jpg.jpg?h=ee4dbaeb&itok=f3BAIpYz)
Blue & White Homecoming Weekend will be held Oct. 6-9, reigniting an annual tradition that will bring alumni and families to campus to celebrate with the Lawrence community.
![Malcolm Davis speaks from the steps of Main Hall at the 2022 President's Welcome.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-09/MalcolmDavis%20%281%29.jpg?h=72b4337c&itok=zRZTXz20)
Malcolm Davis, a senior from South Carolina, enjoys his work as president for the Lawrence University Community Council (LUCC). He was elected to the leadership post in March.
![Lawrence's women's soccer team celebrates a game-winning goal.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-07/Soccer_202110%281%29_0.jpg?h=f568bd2c&itok=I5QLZ3Kr)
Danny Damiani's photo of the celebration of a game-winning goal by the Lawrence women's soccer team has earned him a Bronze Award in CASE's 2022 Circle of Excellence awards competition.
![Cael Neary sits on a stool in front of his colorful mural in the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/Mural2_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=78b031ed&itok=gZErBL8d)
Cael Neary ’17, an Appleton artist, created a bright, beautiful mural in the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Center in Lawrence’s Memorial Hall. They hope it makes the space more inviting for students.
![Graduates walk through the faculty line as faculty applaud during the processional at the start of Commencement.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-06/CommencementProcessional_202206%20%281%29.jpg?h=90c074db&itok=enbVS-Qm)
With Marvel actor Anthony Mackie joining the celebration as commencement speaker, the Lawrence community applauded 332 graduates in a beautiful Commencement ceremony on Main Hall Green.
![A student captures an image on a cell phone during an LUaroo performance.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-05/LUaroo4_202205%20%281%29.jpg?h=41212557&itok=9EbbsL3c)
LUaroo 2022 brought more than 20 bands to the stage on Main Hall Green on Saturday and Sunday. The annual music festival drew enthusiastic crowds both days.
![17 Days of Kindness: #BeKindLU graphic with aerial of campus in background.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/17DaysHero%20%281%29.jpg?h=eb151966&itok=CKLTvwWs)
17 Days of Kindness begins April 27, with moments of gratitude, special activities, and giveaways planned to remind us to embrace kindness in our daily lives. It will continue through inauguration day.
![A rabbit is seen at night with Memorial Chapel in the background.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/WildlifeCottontale.jpg?h=cab494f7&itok=w2EAZuR_)
First-year Kai Frueh loves to photograph birds and other wildlife. In this photo essay, he shares beautiful images of wildlife he's found on the Lawrence campus.
![Xavier Yon sings into a microphone as he practices with VOODIS bandmates in SOL Studios.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/SolStudios1_202203%20%281%29.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=VDzSJAA_)
Participation in SOL Studios, a student-run recording space in Lawrence's Music-Drama Center, has boomed over the past two years. It's an opportunity for musical creativity for any interested students.
![Samir Datta poses for a portrait outdoors.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/Samir%20Datta_202204%20%281%29.jpg?h=8b691491&itok=-YYrPdJe)
Samir Datta has been named the new vice president for finance and administration at Lawrence University.
![Chris Clarke poses for a photo in front of Sage Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/ChrisClarke_202202%20%281%29.jpg?h=f58687cc&itok=sdazzC1u)
Chris Clarke, Lawrence University’s new dean of students, says he will be an advocate for students. “I want to make sure that students know that I’m here for them, to help them get the best out of their experience here at Lawrence.”
![Michael Zhang sings at the microphone with Ed Sheeran](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/Michael-and-Sheeran-cropb.jpg?h=bf6ae709&itok=FX9H63ST)
Michael Zhang, a Lawrence University economics major, found himself on stage at an Ed Sheeran concert in New York, singing along to Thinking Out Loud. His big moment quickly went viral.
![Amaka Uduh glances to her right as she poses for a photo in Sankofa House.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/AmakaUduh_202202%20%281%29.jpg?h=9a525120&itok=KcbcaEGJ)
Amaka Uduh has enjoyed her connections with Lawrence's Black Student Union (BSU) since joining in her first year. Now the junior psychology major is flexing her leadership skills.
![2022 Trivia Head Master Riley Newton poses for a photo on the Lawrence campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-01/Trivia%20Riley%20Newton_202201.jpg?h=54ff2f2c&itok=XusziU-p)
While the pandemic has forced some adjustments the past two years, most of the hallmarks of the Great Midwest Trivia Contest remain—ridiculously obscure questions, the oddly specific starting time, useless prizes, and sleep deprivation, among others.